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History Facts 1-10
American History Facts
Question | Answer |
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This was the first permanent English settlement and was founded in 1607 | Jamestown |
Declaration of Independence was signed on | July 4, 1776. |
First shots of the Civil War were fired here | Fort Sumter |
The defeat of General Cornwallis here signaled the end of the American Revolution | Yorktown, Va. |
This was the site of the first real battle of the American Revolution immediately following the shots fired at Lexington. | Concord, Massachusetts |
The Civil War was fought from | 1861-1865 |
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the (?) from France in 1803 | Louisiana Territory |
The Constitution of the United States was written in | 1787 |
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at | Lexington, Massachusetts |
Was the turning point of the American Revolution as it gave France a reason to enter the war against Britain | Battle of Saratoga |